FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE SKY
FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE SKY over the fisherman statue in downtown Eastport during the Pirate Festival. See this issue for coverage of the festival. (Don Dunbar photo)
September 23, 2021
Front Page Stories
Suicide awareness walk held in Calais
With suicides and deaths of despair rising significantly in Washington County over the past year, the need for community outreach is pronounced. To help meet that need, the first-ever Out of the Darkness Walk was held in Calais on Sunday, September 19.
Proposal for new bridge to Eastport again being floated
A new route into Eastport that would include a rail line was again pitched at the September 21 meeting of the Eastport Port Authority board, with representatives from the Passamaquoddy tribal government at Sipayik, who are supportive of the proposal, in attendance.
New Sipayik school creates space for education, culture
The Pleasant Point community celebrated the grand opening of the new $21.5 million Sipayik Elementary School on Friday, September 10. Following delays over the past several years, the 47,875-square-foot building was finished earlier this year by the Sheridan Construction Corporation of Fairfield.
Council votes not to approve ATV route for now
Over 70 people attended a public hearing in the Shead gym during which the pros and cons of allowing an ATV route into Eastport, with the use of city streets, were debated in a mostly respectful manner.
Bayside firm's rail line at center of legal storm
A specially-built, 100-foot, dead-end rail line at the Port of Bayside, just across the St. Croix River from the Red Beach section of Calais, is at the center of legal action being brought by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that involves the largest penalty ever for violating the U.S.
Bayside firm's rail line at center of legal storm
A specially-built, 100-foot, dead-end rail line at the Port of Bayside, just across the St. Croix River from the Red Beach section of Calais, is at the center of legal action being brought by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that involves the largest penalty ever for violating the
PAYING TRIBUTE
PAYING TRIBUTE as taps is played are honor guard members and the crowd attending the 9/11 ceremony held outside Shead High School in Eastport on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. See this issue for an article on the observance. (Edward French photo)